Shapur I's first Roman campaign
Shapur I's first Roman campaign was the first of three victorious campaigns that the Persian king Shapur I led against the Roman Empire in 240–244, 252–256 and 260. == Background == The Sasanian dynasty overthrew the Parthian Arsacid dynasty in 224.
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